Horse Racing

Wed 5 Feb 2020

Encountabull on point for $2m dash

Encountabull on point for $2m dash

Rival trainer John Sargent hasn’t given up hope of springing a surprise.

Tue 4 Feb 2020

Freedmans eyeing free pass into All-Star Mile

Freedmans eyeing free pass into All-Star Mile

Sam Freedman expects All-Star Mile candidate Ringerdingding to put his best hoof forward in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes as he aims to lock down a spot in the $5m race.

Trainer banned after horse left with injured leg for 43 days

premium_icon Trainer banned after horse left with injured leg for 43 days

Trainer Craig Curtis has been suspended for nine months after he left a horse in a stable for more than 40 days with an injured leg. It was later put down.

Mystic to miss All-Star Mile, autumn in doubt

premium_icon Mystic to miss All-Star Mile, autumn in doubt

After winning the first All-Star Mile last year, Mystic Journey will sit this year’s version out after connections ran out of time to get her ready.

Sun 2 Feb 2020

All-Star lure to coax Baster out of retirement

All-Star lure to coax Baster out of retirement

Logan McGill believes a start in the All-Star Mile for one of his favourite gallopers can entice jockey back in the saddle.

GALLERY: All the colour and fun from the Yeppoon Race Day

premium_icon GALLERY: All the colour and fun from the Yeppoon Race Day

WERE YOU SNAPPED: Out and about at the Yeppoon Race Day Saturday 1 February 2020

Sat 1 Feb 2020

English jockey repays Maher’s faith with big double

English jockey repays Maher’s faith with big double

English riding sensation puts himself in frame Golden Slipper ride after teaming up with trainer Ciaron Maher to secure the Group 3 2yo double at Randwick

Winning horse Yes Yes Yes suffers suspected injury

premium_icon Winning horse Yes Yes Yes suffers suspected injury

Last year's Everest winner Yes Yes Yes is believed to have been injured, putting the valuable colt’s events in doubt after he missed a track gallop at Randwick

Fri 31 Jan 2020

Boss grounded over Kolding return

premium_icon Boss grounded over Kolding return

Glen Boss says emerging superstar Kolding may find the 1200m short of his best when the four-year-old returns in the weight-for-age sprint at Royal Randwick.

‘The inseparables’ to face off face off O’shea’s day in the sun

premium_icon ‘The inseparables’ to face off face off O’shea’s day in the...

Rockhampton trainer Jim O’Shea’s pair of equine ATM’s in Spring Creek and Barachiel are Brisbane bound again next Saturday for the second time during their current...

Racing’s glamour girl splits with partner

Racing’s glamour girl splits with partner

Racing host and Channel 10 star Francesca Cumani — a staple of Australia’s Melbourne Cup coverage — has hit a bump in her love life

Thu 30 Jan 2020

Nikolic’s bid to ride again goes up in flames

premium_icon Nikolic’s bid to ride again goes up in flames

The likelihood of Danny Nikolic ever riding again looks more unlikely as QRIC turns down his latest application to return to the saddle.

Tragedy strikes Bowman family on carnival eve

premium_icon Tragedy strikes Bowman family on carnival eve

It’s business as usual for jockey Hugh Bowman but behind the scenes it is far from that as he and his family come to terms with the loss of a family member.

Tue 28 Jan 2020

Cummings eager to unveil ‘improved’ Bivouac

Cummings eager to unveil ‘improved’ Bivouac

Star colt Bivouac is on target for his first Group 1 assault of the autumn after cruising in his trial win against a stellar field at Rosehill

‘Active’ racehorse among those emaciated on property

premium_icon ‘Active’ racehorse among those emaciated on property

ANIMAL Liberation Qld claim a racehorse listed as 'active' by Racing Australia is among one of the eight surviving horses on a Mackay man’s Toowoomba property.

Fri 24 Jan 2020

Horse dies, jockey hurt in horror race fall

premium_icon Horse dies, jockey hurt in horror race fall

After a fall in the final stages of Friday night’s Australia Stakes, jockey Barent Vorster was hospitalised and Group 1 winner Manuel euthanised

Thu 23 Jan 2020

Standby for microphone drop and ‘I told you so’

Standby for microphone drop and ‘I told you so’

James Cummings is looking forward to Microphone’s latest challenge, taking on old horses for the first time, in the Group 1 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley

Winx dethroned but retains Aussie aura

premium_icon Winx dethroned but retains Aussie aura

Winx still finished inside the top 10 in a bold attempt to defend her world’s best racehorse crown.

Wed 22 Jan 2020

Gator on a Melbourne mission

premium_icon Gator on a Melbourne mission

Trainer David Vandyke has ticked off a Melbourne campaign for Magic Millions winner Alligator Blood, targeting the Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile.

Mon 20 Jan 2020

‘Winx trial’ for returning Waller champ

premium_icon ‘Winx trial’ for returning Waller champ

It will be a case of easy does it when speed machine Yes Yes Yes makes his long-awaited return in a Warwick Farm barrier trial as Chris Waller factors in a long...

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